December 2016

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With an abundance of ecommerce websites offering everything from garden utilities to designer dress-wear, product sorting and price comparison websites have become a necessity many people rely on when looking for the right product at the right price.

IKEA. During the course of 73 years, blue and yellow giant made its way into most of the countries. Currently it has 392 stores around the globe. Impressive? It gets even better. Did you know that IKEA uses 1% of the world’s wood every year or that 1 out of 10 Europeans is conceived in an IKEA bed (wonder how did they count this). What is more interesting, is how Swedish retailer executed its foreign operations. However, IKEA’s entry to China is of particular interest. Although, there were many factors that contributed to IKEA’s success, we have pinpointed […] Read more

When you are searching for some product on the web you want locally-relevant page to appear in your search results. If you live in Switzerland you have little use of the German page, although you speak the language. Audi uses country code top-level domains (ccTLD) to target different countries. However, It appears that the German version performs better in Switzerland for multiple queries like:

If chocolate is the king of comfort foods and an essential first aid for all types of heartbreak, then one might consider the Swiss extremely depressed with Germans following right behind. As SEO experts we take extra care when interpreting data and though Switzerland ranks as the world’s biggest chocolate consumer, more insight is needed to properly understand the phenomenon.

The trick of good SEO is always to be ahead. It is not simply about knowing which keywords people associate with specific products and services, but also knowing when people will perform the highest amount of searches.

Some experts will tell you that you should start planning your SEO Christmas shopping campaign already in summer, while others may say that the beginning of fall should do. At GFluence we recommend to first make a proper analysis of the relevant market and then decide. Of course, every analysis should be done months in advance no matter when you […] Read more

Those not living in the Czech Republic might not be familiar with the local search engine Seznam. Launched in 1996, Seznam is the Czech digital Giant offering email services and running sister websites on real-estate, online maps, job listings and other social and ecommerce related content. It is the second most used search engine in the Czech Republic just after Google, covering 31% of all online queries.

Quite some time has passed, since Airbnb was calling itself a startup. Offering airbeds and competing with couchsurfer.com, while today it’s value is estimated at $30 billion.

The reasons behind Airbnb’s business jump are due to several intertwining factors. From co-creating the shared service economy, to utilizing Airbnb’s global marketing strategy and global SEO strategy to its fullest potential. A key player in the company’s expansion is certainly the spreading out of its services to all kinds-of property: private apartments, houses, manors, tree houses, boats and even castles.

Some businesses decide to hire several SEO teams when expanding into new markets. In this case, however, quantity doesn’t translate into quality. Here are 5 reasons why International SEO professional will be a better choice.

“I don’t need much. Just someone, whom I can talk to, take a trip together and who has a similar sense of humor.” Sounds familiar? It’s almost a proverb among single people, where the same question has been asked for centuries: “Where does one go to meet new people?” The answer to this question has changed throughout time and if ladies in Victorian times swore by dinner invitations and society balls, today’s unattached men and women needn’t go further than the screen of their phone or desktop.

In collaboration with App Annie analytics BBC News has conducted […] Read more

With valuation at around $25 billion, Airbnb is one of the biggest private companies (still start-ups?) in the world. With presence in 191 countries, it sure did some spectacular international marketing maneuvers. The question is, which exactly? This is what we are about to find out today.

They speak the language… most of them actually

Currently Airbnb is available in 26 languages. And the level of detail of every translation is definitely something to be admired of. Heck, site even changes vacation to holiday depending on the UK or US English. Devil is in the details, folks. Additionally, […] Read more